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how worried about the fact that gary johnson, a libertarian candidate, is probably going to be on all 50 ballots, and the conventional wisdom is he is going to draw from mitt romney and it makes a difference in colorado and it makes a difference in virginia. it will make a difference in north carolina. does that worry you? >> no, it doesn't worry me. they're not going to throw their vote away when we have an election here that's about the future of america. i don't see that happening, candy. this is a widely debated thing in 1980 with john anderson, gary johnson. >> sure, but ross perot made a difference. >> sure. >> they think that perot widely lost. >> we don't have a third party candidate anywhere near the name recognition or the popularity of ross perot or john anderson. i just don't see that happening. in fact, i see that it's almost a nonfactor, so i'm not worried about it. >> let me ask you about the new economic figures that came out. unemployment dipped below 8%. something i'm sure republicans celebrate as well. does it not undercut what has been the central theme of the repu
how worried about the fact that gary johnson, a libertarian candidate, is probably going to be on all 50 ballots, and the conventional wisdom is he is going to draw from mitt romney and it makes a difference in colorado and it makes a difference in virginia. it will make a difference in north carolina. does that worry you? >> no, it doesn't worry me. they're not going to throw their vote away when we have an election here that's about the future of america. i don't see that happening,...
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today's question comes from christy johnson. how do you book guests, keep them from fighting before the shows begin, decide timing and content? >> we look for well informed insightful analysts. people will strong opinions who aren't afraid to mix it up. as you can see from this green room surveillance camera, everyone gets along just fine before the red light comes on. by the end of the roundtable, i hope everyone watching has a good handle of what happened in politics that week and what to look for in the week ahead. just a reminder, you can ask me questions all week long on twitter and facebook. >>> that's all for us today. thank you for sharing part of your sunday tonight. check out "world news" with david muir tonight. and tune in wednesday for special coverage of one-on-one the candidates debate. at 9:00 eastern. i'll see you tomorrow on "good morning america." ♪ [ male announcer ] how do you turn an entrepreneur's dream... ♪ into a scooter that talks to the cloud? ♪ or make 70,000 trades a second... ♪ reach one cus
today's question comes from christy johnson. how do you book guests, keep them from fighting before the shows begin, decide timing and content? >> we look for well informed insightful analysts. people will strong opinions who aren't afraid to mix it up. as you can see from this green room surveillance camera, everyone gets along just fine before the red light comes on. by the end of the roundtable, i hope everyone watching has a good handle of what happened in politics that week and what...
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there is one final chapter of the johnson story that is already written. >> chris: is it true that you already know the last sentence of the book? >> i always have to it have a last sentence to write towards. i have to know what the con >> chris: can you tell us what -- >> no. >> chris: is it a doozy of the last sentence? >> i hope so. >> chris: he also has plans to write another book on a different subject after that. as big fan of his work, i can't wait to read it. and we'll have a >>. >> chris: finally this program note. stay tuned to this station and fox news channel for complete coverage of the first presidential debate in denver. that is wednesday night at 9:00 p.m. eastern. that is it for today.
there is one final chapter of the johnson story that is already written. >> chris: is it true that you already know the last sentence of the book? >> i always have to it have a last sentence to write towards. i have to know what the con >> chris: can you tell us what -- >> no. >> chris: is it a doozy of the last sentence? >> i hope so. >> chris: he also has plans to write another book on a different subject after that. as big fan of his work, i can't...
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republican senator johnson joins us from denver. you've been in the bubble of the debate. and most people sh most polls which are inaccurate show governor romney won this debate. and i'm curious what you think overall impact will be for the candidate? >> this is a really great performance by the governor. and i think it resets the campaign giving him on opportunity to take his case to the american people. and so mup of what people have heard, seen, read about mitt romney comes through a filter, tonight he has a chance to draw a contrast between his vision for the future of the country and last four years with the president which has been a staying nant economy, chronic unemployment and massive amounts of debt. and mitt romney got a chance to put forward his plan and vision this evening and i think it's going to have a significant impact on the narratives in days and week as head its interesting the debate elevated the discussion. we didn't hear anything about the case for governor romney. we didn't hear about president obama saying you didn't build it or something like tha
republican senator johnson joins us from denver. you've been in the bubble of the debate. and most people sh most polls which are inaccurate show governor romney won this debate. and i'm curious what you think overall impact will be for the candidate? >> this is a really great performance by the governor. and i think it resets the campaign giving him on opportunity to take his case to the american people. and so mup of what people have heard, seen, read about mitt romney comes through a...
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he is a student of power, how you get it and what you do with it and johnson he says was a genius at both. >> chris: how long did you think it was going to take you? >> i thought about ten years. >> chris: and now we are, what, 36 years into this? >> something like that. >> chris: the breadth and depth of the work is stunning. since 1976, caro has written four books, 3400 pages, winning almost every award there is starting with the pulitzer and not yet to johnson and vietnam. why has it taken so long? when caro looked at how johnson was first elec elected so the e in 1948 by 40 votes he wrote a book about it. >> nobody has ever looked and said this is what a stolen election it. >> chris: and the late evangelicals tells how johnson succeeded john kennedy and saved his agenda. >> he takes legislation that wasn't going to pass civil rights, the tax cut bill and in an in tant johnson gets it moving towards passage. >> thank you very, very, very much. >> chris: last week, caro took part in the library of congress book festival on the national mall and made clear he made johnson come alive
he is a student of power, how you get it and what you do with it and johnson he says was a genius at both. >> chris: how long did you think it was going to take you? >> i thought about ten years. >> chris: and now we are, what, 36 years into this? >> something like that. >> chris: the breadth and depth of the work is stunning. since 1976, caro has written four books, 3400 pages, winning almost every award there is starting with the pulitzer and not yet to johnson...
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>> chris: he got excited talking about johnson's rise to power. but, as we turn to the final book, he's writing now, about johnson's presidency, in vietnam, his demeanor suddenly changed. >> the story is going to turn very dark. as soon as vietnam enters the picture. it is sort of a tragic story. a story of his great dreams, that are destroyed by a war. >> chris: you are 76 now. do you ever worry that you are not going to have time to finish last book? >> well, sure. but, you know, it is not productive to think like that. >> chris: how long do you think it will take you to finish? >> i could say, three or four years, why would you believe me? >> chris: after all, carroll's latest book nook nitook nine ye there is one part of the final chapter of the johnson story that is already written. >> chris: is it true that you already know the last sentence of the book. >> i always have to have a last sentence. to write towards. i have no know what the conclusion is. >> chris: can you tell us? >> no! >> chris: it's a doo of a last sentence. >> well, i hope
>> chris: he got excited talking about johnson's rise to power. but, as we turn to the final book, he's writing now, about johnson's presidency, in vietnam, his demeanor suddenly changed. >> the story is going to turn very dark. as soon as vietnam enters the picture. it is sort of a tragic story. a story of his great dreams, that are destroyed by a war. >> chris: you are 76 now. do you ever worry that you are not going to have time to finish last book? >> well, sure....
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got it passed, the johnson amendment, with only a voice vote. no discussion through the u.s. senate 58 years ago. it's never been taken to court in 58 years. there's 2,200 attorneys who are prepared to defend this probono. we're just trying to reclaim what we believe is our constitutional right based upon the first amendment. >> are you worried at all? i mean, if the law isn't being enforced by the irs? >> i'm not worried. the law being enforced by the irs. there's two issues on this. one is a legal issue. my attorney friends see it primarily from that light, and i understand that. as a pastor, i see it as a standpoint of the spiritual renewal in america. pastors have backed away from biblical application. if i people on biblical application to permanent life, nobody seems to have a problem with that. if i speak on an application of family life or church life, that's fine, but if i speak on what the scripture has to say about application to national life or community life, then all of a sudden congregants say all over america that, oh, pastor, y
got it passed, the johnson amendment, with only a voice vote. no discussion through the u.s. senate 58 years ago. it's never been taken to court in 58 years. there's 2,200 attorneys who are prepared to defend this probono. we're just trying to reclaim what we believe is our constitutional right based upon the first amendment. >> are you worried at all? i mean, if the law isn't being enforced by the irs? >> i'm not worried. the law being enforced by the irs. there's two issues on...
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, with much of the nationals success. >> davey johnson is a true american. americans love winners. you hook up against johnson, he'll blow the socks right off of you. >> all right. frank howard who has no prediction on how far the nationals will go. as far as how their talent will take them. he aught to know. reporting live at nats park, scott broom, 9news now. >> the nats and davey johnson. they have a big fan pulling for them, that's for sure. >> a new twist on an old problem for metro today. standing water on the escalator this morning forces the system to close the station. we found some passengers waiting outside in the rain as trains passed them through the station beneath. >> they are repairing one, the other one won't run. they don't let people walk down the run that's not running and everybody stands in the rain waiting for one escalator. >> oh wow. okay. it took metro an hour to reopen those escalators. some passengers tweeted they were tired of waiting and walked instead. >> on a rainy day, that is -- mention for years, cover the escalators. rain
, with much of the nationals success. >> davey johnson is a true american. americans love winners. you hook up against johnson, he'll blow the socks right off of you. >> all right. frank howard who has no prediction on how far the nationals will go. as far as how their talent will take them. he aught to know. reporting live at nats park, scott broom, 9news now. >> the nats and davey johnson. they have a big fan pulling for them, that's for sure. >> a new twist on an old...
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also, manager davie johnson announced that geo gonzalez will start game one in round one. zimmerman will go in game two. the nats host the fullies in game one, 61 at sub:00. and last night was the big one. yes, the nats lost and so did the braves, meaning a division title was clenched more than 35,000 in attendance at the game and most watched the champagne celebration phil is out on to the fold. the first time the nats pitcher put this moment into words. >> this is unbelievable. i am so happy to be a part of this and i am so happy, like i am sleeping and i'm in the biggest -- biggest and happiest dream. i don't want to wake up. >> an amazing feeling and happy to be a part of it. i'm happy that it's happening quickly but the job is not done and we have a long way to go. we're ready for it. >> we have come a long way. i think, you know, everyone involved with this from top-to- bottom completely changeed, you know, everything about this organization. so we have gone a long way and this is feeling good to be a part of it. >> the nba is back. the wizards 10 off the regular sea
also, manager davie johnson announced that geo gonzalez will start game one in round one. zimmerman will go in game two. the nats host the fullies in game one, 61 at sub:00. and last night was the big one. yes, the nats lost and so did the braves, meaning a division title was clenched more than 35,000 in attendance at the game and most watched the champagne celebration phil is out on to the fold. the first time the nats pitcher put this moment into words. >> this is unbelievable. i am so...
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. >> bruce johnson, 9news now. >> other two victims, james, sonny buchanan, killed while cutting grass. and pascal killed near the montgomery county line. as for the gunman, executed back in 2009. leboyd is behind bars. he's serving a life sentence with no possibility of parole. >>> right now, you are looking live at i-270 where the southbound lanes near 270 and germantown road are shut down. that's where montgomery county police officer was hit late this evening. that officer stepped out of his cruiser trying to investigate another accident when he was hit. we are told he wasn't badly hurt. if you are expecting somebody to get home who goes that way, you should expect some delays. >>> four groping incidents in the last week have students at the american university on alert tonight. they happened along massachusetts avenue between the university campus and birkshire avenue. all are female victims. jenna's roommate was one of them. the area where her roommate was attacked can get really dark. >> definitely late at night, there's less lights, so in that sense, it is more excluded for peo
. >> bruce johnson, 9news now. >> other two victims, james, sonny buchanan, killed while cutting grass. and pascal killed near the montgomery county line. as for the gunman, executed back in 2009. leboyd is behind bars. he's serving a life sentence with no possibility of parole. >>> right now, you are looking live at i-270 where the southbound lanes near 270 and germantown road are shut down. that's where montgomery county police officer was hit late this evening. that...
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davie johnson said that he gets this opportunity is actually perfect. coming up, the redskins. we were out at redskins park today, mike shanahan praising his young rookie quarterback, a day removed from an exciting comeback in the final moments of the game. plenty more straight ahead from nationals park. >> scott, we'll see you in a few minutes. thank you. >>> the bubbly ready and the towels to wipe it out of their faces. >> if you work downtown, you may have gotten your lunch from one of them today. as we continue, why it will cost you more to eat at d.c. food trucks. >> and if you have a child who is still in diapers we'll tell you why you might want to stack up now before it is too late. >> and later we'll take you inside the multi-million dollar crime lab giving one local police force a big boost. >> not bad out there today but the clouds have settled in. rain is coming too. when will it get here and how much and how long will it stick around? we'll answer those questions coming up with a first look at your forecast. stay with us. i'm barack obama, and i
davie johnson said that he gets this opportunity is actually perfect. coming up, the redskins. we were out at redskins park today, mike shanahan praising his young rookie quarterback, a day removed from an exciting comeback in the final moments of the game. plenty more straight ahead from nationals park. >> scott, we'll see you in a few minutes. thank you. >>> the bubbly ready and the towels to wipe it out of their faces. >> if you work downtown, you may have gotten your...
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in 1950, mamie peanut johnson started pitching and a player laughed. quakes' he said i was as big as a peanut. >> the name peanut stock. between 1953-1955, she won 33 and lost eight games. she says she grew up playing baseball on this field that is named after her. she is upset that right now it seems to be more of a football and soccer field. >> you dedicate the field to me and then you make it a football field and a soccer field? >> he said the city promised that a baseball diamond was coming. >> i'm going to be right there. >> wow. >> sounds like she is still a pistol. >> absolutely. >> fantastic. what a great story. craigslist see what's coming up. -- >> lets see what is coming up. >> tonight at 6:00, month after month we have seen polls with different percentages in terms of the race for the white house. we're wondering if that information override is actually turning the voters off. also, it has been a year since the occupy movement came to the district. some say they never left town. >> we will see you in just a little bit. >> first, let's get a
in 1950, mamie peanut johnson started pitching and a player laughed. quakes' he said i was as big as a peanut. >> the name peanut stock. between 1953-1955, she won 33 and lost eight games. she says she grew up playing baseball on this field that is named after her. she is upset that right now it seems to be more of a football and soccer field. >> you dedicate the field to me and then you make it a football field and a soccer field? >> he said the city promised that a baseball...
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i can think of peter o'toole and woody johnson doubly phallic game. >> go by richard johnson. >> john: if you're a celebrity or a rock singer, you need to shut up about your political opinions but if you're in the nfl, by all means talk about who you want for president. >> maybe mitt romney wasn't bluffing when he said of some his best friends own nfl teams. >> john: he said nascar teams i thought. >> no, he said it about both. >> john: he'll probably buy the show and i will be -- >> the creator of the hit animated comedy family guy has been capped to host the next academy awards ceremony. seth mcfarlane made his debut with ted also behind american dad will take the stage at the oscars in february. last year it was hosted by billy crystal. >> you didn't say also created the cleveland show. >> sorry, the what? >> john: no one's talked about the cleveland show. are you excited about seth hosting? >> i think it will be great. it will be fantastic. >> john: he will be very funny although it is the sort of thing that seth mcfarland would make fun of. >> i think he'll do a fine job but i wo
i can think of peter o'toole and woody johnson doubly phallic game. >> go by richard johnson. >> john: if you're a celebrity or a rock singer, you need to shut up about your political opinions but if you're in the nfl, by all means talk about who you want for president. >> maybe mitt romney wasn't bluffing when he said of some his best friends own nfl teams. >> john: he said nascar teams i thought. >> no, he said it about both. >> john: he'll probably buy the...
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she sits down with kathy ireland, magic johnson, and others tomorrow at 4:00 right here on abc7. >> today really felt like fall. >> yes definitely. >> the average high is 71 and we were at 55 reagan national airport. let's give you a live look from the rooftops. at least seven shades of gray out there right now. no rain in the district, but patch's close by. 45 in washington. 41 in fredricksburg. 41 below in baltimore. the main concern tonight is the rain. the doppler shows moderate rain well to the west of our area and other areas well east. there are patches of rain through the evening. there could be some areas of rain during the game and especially overnight, the steadier rain will move in. delays are not out of the question but i think that rain will stay to the west. then things will brighten. partly sunny tomorrow afternoon. beautiful day wednesday. sunshine. a bit cooler. that a warming trend for the weekend. looks good. check out wjla.com. one of the featur there tonight, a blog post about the cold snap and what is behind it. that and more when you check out wjla.com. that is the
she sits down with kathy ireland, magic johnson, and others tomorrow at 4:00 right here on abc7. >> today really felt like fall. >> yes definitely. >> the average high is 71 and we were at 55 reagan national airport. let's give you a live look from the rooftops. at least seven shades of gray out there right now. no rain in the district, but patch's close by. 45 in washington. 41 in fredricksburg. 41 below in baltimore. the main concern tonight is the rain. the doppler shows...
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storm team 4 meteorologist veronica johnson here. we're going to round out the week with fantastic weather. look at the fall color right around the potomac right now. coming along. we've got peak color coming up mid to late october. 79 degrees right now with a light wind. a dry wind for us. expecting dry conditions, finally tomorrow morning. we'll start out on the cool side, in the 50s, low and mid-50s in the northern and western suburbs. high tomorrow, 82 to 83. it's going to be mild. it's going to be fantastic with sunshine around. then it's cover-up weather for the second half of the weekend. a few showers on saturday. the high 66. 59 for a high temperature on sunday. and on top of that, it's looking a little wet for sunday. >>> carol's here. you would think if you got the best record in all of major league baseball -- >> go get them. >> it would be to your advantage, right? you don't even know who you're going to play, but you have to start on the road. >> i know. >> let me explain it to you. the nationals will take their show on
storm team 4 meteorologist veronica johnson here. we're going to round out the week with fantastic weather. look at the fall color right around the potomac right now. coming along. we've got peak color coming up mid to late october. 79 degrees right now with a light wind. a dry wind for us. expecting dry conditions, finally tomorrow morning. we'll start out on the cool side, in the 50s, low and mid-50s in the northern and western suburbs. high tomorrow, 82 to 83. it's going to be mild. it's...
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until last week, maliza johnson was doing three years in prison on a drug conviction. then she was suddenly set free. what is it like to be out of prison? >> free now. yay! i can breathe. >> reporter: free, because of the bizarre alleged actions of this woman. former massachusetts chemist, annie dookhan. >> can you tell us what happened? >> reporter: the state of massachusetts is accusing dookhan of tampering with drug evidence that could call into question at least 34,000 cases going back to 2003. 34,000. at the moment, she faces only three charges. however, in boston alone, the d.a. estimates as many as 500 convicted felons could be set free. how big of a mess is this? >> at this point, susan, we don't know. >> reporter: at this lab, now closed by the state, dookhan allegedly mishandled drugs seized by police for evidence at trial. she allegedly estimated the amount of drugs at times by simply looking at them, and certified some drugs as cocaine that are now testing negative. she didn't just write down the wrong thing. prosecutors accuse her of doctoring evidence to
until last week, maliza johnson was doing three years in prison on a drug conviction. then she was suddenly set free. what is it like to be out of prison? >> free now. yay! i can breathe. >> reporter: free, because of the bizarre alleged actions of this woman. former massachusetts chemist, annie dookhan. >> can you tell us what happened? >> reporter: the state of massachusetts is accusing dookhan of tampering with drug evidence that could call into question at least...
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that's why woody johnson can gamble on mitt romney, because johnson wins even
that's why woody johnson can gamble on mitt romney, because johnson wins even
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well, he overreacted, shall we say charitably because as one of the great men of america today, davey johnson the manager of the washington nationals have said you've got to attack attack attack and i think that's fundamentally true whether it's baseball or debates. >> rose: he also seemed to, in my judgment, everybody going in said he's got to be aggressive but not sort of go too far down the line of pushing the president because of the likability factor. romney wanted to be aggressive and at the same time make himself likeable as well. he seemed to have bridged that gap. mike. >> i think so. mitt is a low way scious guy. i think the president prepped by watching a lot of debates and not where he cleaned the clock with a democratic state and democratic opponent. he will get better. obama has to plan on the obama campaign and improving. the problem solving, the fixer, the guy who is excited with ideas is a very attractive candidate. if they can make the spotlight of the campaign on that with this new interest they're going to generate, they're going to do pretty well. the obama guys will try
well, he overreacted, shall we say charitably because as one of the great men of america today, davey johnson the manager of the washington nationals have said you've got to attack attack attack and i think that's fundamentally true whether it's baseball or debates. >> rose: he also seemed to, in my judgment, everybody going in said he's got to be aggressive but not sort of go too far down the line of pushing the president because of the likability factor. romney wanted to be aggressive...
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. >> also, davie johnson left the game in the seventh inning with numbness in his left leg. the x rays revealed there might be nerve issues in his back and he's going to take anti- inflammatories and he will be fine. we're watching the redskins health as well. pierre garcone and trent williams, they were full go in practice and evan royster and robinson, they were limited in their workload today. big one coming up on sunday. rg3, of course, he's coming off of a great performance this last week last sunday against the buccaneers. although griffin didn't throw touchdowns, he passed for a career high, 323 yards and with some 43 rushing yards and a touchdown. and that was his best performance as a professional the rookie qb agreed with the coach today. >> and i think it was my best game. after doing the film study and this is a more complete solid game and didn't take any bad sacks and got through my progressions and everyone was doing their job and that helps me. >> day two of training camp and george mason. number three, the third overall pick and averaged 17.6 points and in s
. >> also, davie johnson left the game in the seventh inning with numbness in his left leg. the x rays revealed there might be nerve issues in his back and he's going to take anti- inflammatories and he will be fine. we're watching the redskins health as well. pierre garcone and trent williams, they were full go in practice and evan royster and robinson, they were limited in their workload today. big one coming up on sunday. rg3, of course, he's coming off of a great performance this last...
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. >> reporter: eliuzza johnson insists she was wrongfully accused of serving crack on the street. after serving half her sentence she's free for good and plans to challenging her conviction back home. what she can't get back is time with her child. >> i lost custody of my child, and i don't know how i'm going to fix that. >> reporter: what do you think of the chemist who is now accused of -- >> destroying my life, but i forgive her. but as long as i have my daughter, that's all i care about. >> reporter: susan candiotti, cnn, boston. >> with so many drug samples and cases involved, we will dig deeper into the fallout with our go-to legal expert next hour. >>> the fight for the presidency takes to the street. "sesame street," that is. yes, this bate is between mitt romney and big bird. so who will have the last word? [ female announcer ] food, meeflavor. flavor, meet food. it's time for swanson flavor boost. concentrated broth in easy to use packets. mix it into skillet dishes, for an instant dose of... hell-o! [ female announcer ] get recipes at flavorboost.com. side by side so yo
. >> reporter: eliuzza johnson insists she was wrongfully accused of serving crack on the street. after serving half her sentence she's free for good and plans to challenging her conviction back home. what she can't get back is time with her child. >> i lost custody of my child, and i don't know how i'm going to fix that. >> reporter: what do you think of the chemist who is now accused of -- >> destroying my life, but i forgive her. but as long as i have my daughter,...
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. >> reporter: this is bruce johnson outside nats park. we're asking the question what happened to all the economic development promised for the area? >> we need some more bars and restaurants and hotels, everything down here. >> reporter: the fans, owners, city officials, business community, just about everybody are still waiting for the economic renaissance, the kind that followed the verizon center's construction in the heart of china town. >> you know what happened. the stadium got built. the market crashed and nothing got developed. >> reporter: in today's money this is a $660 million ballpark, one of the best in the business. they broke ground here in march of 2006. two years later they had opening day here. what's missing still are businesses to fill all of those vacant lots over there, bars, restaurants, hotels, housing units. >> we're still very optimistic. it's a timing issue. >> reporter: local lawyer mark towie led the team that negotiated baseball's return to washington and then the construction of nationals park. >> the situa
. >> reporter: this is bruce johnson outside nats park. we're asking the question what happened to all the economic development promised for the area? >> we need some more bars and restaurants and hotels, everything down here. >> reporter: the fans, owners, city officials, business community, just about everybody are still waiting for the economic renaissance, the kind that followed the verizon center's construction in the heart of china town. >> you know what happened....
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davy johnson announced that geo gonzalez will sit and start game one whenever that may be. so instead tom got the green light. he lasted 3 and 2/3 innings. one run, five strikeouts. adam laroche has his 33rd home run tonight, a career high for him and picks up his 100th rbi of the season. he's taking his curtain call. that fan got it right tonight on the mvp sign. roger bernardino with the speed gets in under the tag. he is safe. the shark will be a vital runner once the post-season begins. nats win 4-2. >> i didn't think, you know, coming from last night and feeling we got there, i didn't think it would get any better but this is pretty special today. >> the kind of year we've had, it would be fitting to finish it off with the best record. and more importantly, i would like to see jackson get -- >> orioles visiting the rays in tampa bay. the hit of the game, a home run to center field. way out there. it turned out to be really allthe orioles needed. they win 1-0. good game. amongst all the mlb celebrations and the excitement surrounding rg3 and the redskins there's another
davy johnson announced that geo gonzalez will sit and start game one whenever that may be. so instead tom got the green light. he lasted 3 and 2/3 innings. one run, five strikeouts. adam laroche has his 33rd home run tonight, a career high for him and picks up his 100th rbi of the season. he's taking his curtain call. that fan got it right tonight on the mvp sign. roger bernardino with the speed gets in under the tag. he is safe. the shark will be a vital runner once the post-season begins....
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. >> i think he just broke gary johnson's heart. he's off the table apparently. >> gary johnson. >> i think mitt romney had a sort of stay of execution. if he had blown it last night, it would have been over. >> the aroma of terminal illness is gone from the campaign. once you get that aroma, it's kind difficult. >> you know what i'm looking to right now is the vice presidential debate? people give biden such a hard time, he's the gaffe machine. i remember when biden was known as a really good communicator, and you know what? there's a difference between biden and obama and how they are in debates and how they approach crowds. biden looks for the guts of the audience and pitches the message to their guts. i'm sure to see how biden does it. >> he's been there and paul ryan has not. >> i think next time if it's a boring debate, we should bring in herman cain, rick perry and newt gingrich just for fun. >> herman cain would be winning right now according to herman cain. >> you've heard our initial reactions. up next we have reactions fr
. >> i think he just broke gary johnson's heart. he's off the table apparently. >> gary johnson. >> i think mitt romney had a sort of stay of execution. if he had blown it last night, it would have been over. >> the aroma of terminal illness is gone from the campaign. once you get that aroma, it's kind difficult. >> you know what i'm looking to right now is the vice presidential debate? people give biden such a hard time, he's the gaffe machine. i remember when...